The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2186
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
6:18 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.75° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.